A Change...

*Please scroll down to see my newest card creation* 

I decided to change the name of my blog today - this marks twice in the last 6 months or so and 4th time overall in the many years that I've been blogging.  I'm hoping this change sticks with me.  I was looking for something that encompasses what I like and was a bit more playful, just like the new blog background I added. 

I am hoping to get back to commenting on blogs as I have started to miss it, just like I have missed crafting often.  I'm going to get my lazy self to unpack my crop bags so I can share everything I created at the NSD weekend crop and I still have quite a few (now) older pages & projects to share.

While joining DT's and such are not on my radar, playing along with other challenges has been fun again and I am looking forward to doing more of that! So keep your fingers crossed and look for some new creations very soon :)

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

I feel like today is Christmas LOL!!  I registered for a crop about 3 weeks ago with two of my favorite scrappy friends and have been SOOOOO excited for it!  We haven't seen each other in awhile and it's been at least 6 months since we attended a crop at our favorite store.

As soon as I registered I started packing...and then the last few nights I changed my mind on some things and repacked a bit LOL!

I took this picture last night after I was all done...Instagram is my new friend!

As I posted on facebook last night, yes I think the kitchen sink is packed in there too LOL!  Our crop is all day today and tomorrow too.  So pretty soon I will finally have lots of new scrappy stuff to share. I still have some layouts and cards to post...however, the motivation to blog just hasn't been there.  I think today will recharge my creativeness and then I hope to be bursting at the seams to share everything.

Will you be scrapping today?  

Whatever you do, have a great day/weekend!!

I've got a few questions...

Knock, knock...is anyone home?

I have not been the best blogger lately.  Lots of other things have my attention lately...hopefully I'll be back to posting crafty stuff someday soon.  I did do my weekly layout last week so I am still dabbling in my craftroom, just not as much as I want to be.  I am going to a weekend crop at the LSS for National Scrapbook Day, it's a little less than 2 weeks away and I am SO excited. I need a break and this will be a fun one!  I'm almost all packed too - I think the only thing left to pack is the kitchen sink LOL!

Now for the questions~ 

I need to pare down some of my stamps that I don't use.  I have thought about it many times but I am finally ready to start parting with some of them. 

If you sell crafty items, where do you sell them?
- on your blog
- Splitcoast Stampers
- Etsy
- Ebay
- somewhere else

How do you know what to price them?
- Take a percentage off the retail price (if you know what it is)
- Base price on retired/exclusiveness of stamps
- A random number

Then there's the whole shipping ordeal - I have heard of people getting ripped off if they don't spend the extra for insurance/confirmation of delivery.  So then I wonder if it's even worse the hassle of trying to sell stuff?  Any selling advice for me? I do need to make some room - not really for new items, more so that I can just move in my room LOL!

Thanks in advance!

April Round-Up

I can't believe 4 months have gone by already! Wow!!

Here are my stats for the month:

# of blog posts = 22 (Goal = 20)

14 scrap pages, don't recall the # of pictures scrapped offhand, but it was good! (I still need to photograph most of them to share still!)

30 CARDS!! (and I still haven't finished blogging them all yet.)

Only 1 book read and one started, it seems the more crafty I get, the less I read; plus with it being nicer out, I'm not reading as much during my lunch hour. Spending time walking is more enjoyable for now!

(P.S. If you click on the "The Reading Room" link at the top, it will show you my goodreads shelves, what a fun site!)

Here's a card I created in March for a weather swap. I followed a sketch but I'm not sure where my notes are right now. I think she turned out nice and colorful :)

This is a page of my niece that I scrapped for a sketch challenge on a Yahoo group I belong to. The sketch is a Julie Bonner sketch.


Another fun thing from this month ~

I finally started my stamp catalog, I've been wanting to do it for months so I started it when I was on vacation a few weeks ago. I've still got quite a ways to go, but I like it so far!

Thanks for popping in! Stop back tomorrow for a special National Scrapbooking Day post!

Month in Review - February (pics included!)

It's the end of another month, time to check in and see how I've done with my goals.

Stats for the month:
26 cards (no Christmas cards, whoops!)
7 pages scrapped
3 books out of 5 read (I did start the other 2, hope to finish them soon!)
Blog at least 20 times - yep, this is post #23

I made 5 cards today total, one has been posted and I'll share the rest this week. I simply ran out of time to blog tonight!

Here are the layouts I created this month ~ all were created using sketches from various sites, if you have any questions, just leave a comment or email me!

My adorable niece ~



A Joe Nichols concert from a few years ago ~ one event totally scrapped, a miracle I think LOL!

(click on any picture to see a larger version!)

Check back in the morning for the new Squigglefly challenge!

Month in Review - January

Well the first month of January is coming to an end in less than an hour. I accomplished some of my goals, did you??

Stats for the month:
36 cards made - a few of them Christmas!
15 pages scrapped - off to a great start!!
6 books read - I had 5 picked out, goal surpassed!
Blog at least 20 days out of the month - check!! Went way over that :)
Try a new technique - check! (ribbon through a button on a card- way cool!)

I won a few blog candies - yippee!

Oh...and...uh...I flunked the no paper challenge yesterday. I couldn't resist some clearance paper at Michaels - American Crafts 60 sheets for $4, I got the Jolly collection and the Backyard collection...and a new K&Co Valentine paper pad with a coupon.

I think 2010 is off to a great start! Let's hope February is just as awesome!